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The Moonlight Walk is a special event for many Point Lobos Foundation members. It's a time for all members, regardless of the level of membership, to enjoy a unique experience at Point Lobos. If you are member, please take a moment to answer 5 questions about the event. Click here to take the survey.

Membership in the Point Lobos Foundation includes invitations to private, member-only events in and around Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. From marine life to birds to wildflowers, there's something for everyone in 2015!

Unmanned aircraft systems, also known as aerial drones or quadcopters, are prohibited in Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. They are disruptive to wildlife and visitors. Please leave your drone at home when visiting the Reserve.

Visitors alerted us to the birth of twin otter pups on February 26! Mom was straining to handle the two pups and we could see that she was overtaxed! A diver's boat was coming in after a dive and caused her to panic and she grabbed one pup, leaving the other on a rock where she had hauled out to care for her two new little ones! The one that was left to fend for himself fell off the rock and into the crevisses and was being beaten by the incoming high tide!

I was scoping on the saddle point near the start of the descent to lower Sea Lion Pt. Sea otters to the right, in Headland Cove; to the left, seals and sea lions with people immensely enjoying both views (two scopes next time, I was thinking). Soon, a visitor climbing from below approached me. In (approximately) his own words:

I was at the Information Station today with docent Jacolyn Harmer and the reserve was absolutely crazy! I had a visitor come to me and ask if I'd walk back on the Cypress Grove trail to identify a paw print she found in the mud on the trail. About five minutes into our trek, she showed me the puddle and the print. Sure enough, it was there, one big old paw print of a ... Mountain Lion!!!

Enjoyed leading a tide pool public walk; took some photos of the sunset; walked to the car and met a visitor who had come from the other side of the bay to watch the sunset from her tailgate at Weston Beach for the winter solstice...then I realized that it wasn't "just" any sunset at Weston that I'd photographed, but the 2014 Weston Winter Solstice. Also added a photo of bubbles on a feather that tickles me.